2023 Best Value Medical Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Medical Science Graduate Certificate School for You
Medical Science is the #25 most popular major in the country with 909 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Medical Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for medical science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Medical Science
Our 2023 rankings named Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for medical science students working on their graduate certificate. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai graduate students pay an average of $30,056 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Medical Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Pitt are $42,024 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Medical Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UPenn is ranked #3 for overall quality for medical science in the Middle Atlantic Region .
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University at Buffalo is a great value for medical science students working on their graduate certificate. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University at Buffalo are $26,178 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great value for medical science students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 a year.
Columbia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Medical Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Request InformationBest Medical Science Colleges by State
Explore the best medical science schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 88 |
Pennsylvania | 89 |
New Jersey | 4 |
District of Columbia | 13 |
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Majors Related to Medical Science
Medical Science is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Medical Science Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Medical Scientist | 853 |
Clinical and Translational Science | 52 |
Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain | 4 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Science
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.